comma

n. காற்புள்ளி, கால்மாத்திரை நிறுத்தக்குறி, மிகச் சிறு இடைவௌத, சிறு நிறுத்தம், சிறிய இடைத்தொடர்பு முறிவு, (இசை.) நுணுக்க இடையீடு.

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Com"ma, n. Etym: [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. Capon.] 1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of a sentence, written or printed. 2. (Mus.) Defn: A small interval (the difference beyween a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners. Comma bacillus (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped like a comma, found in the intestines of patients suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having a special relation to the disease; -- called also cholera bacillus. -- Comma butterfly (Zoöl.), an American butterfly (Grapta comma), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under side of the wings.

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